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| A U.S. Department of Defense agency that created the first global computer network. |
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| A URL that gives the full path to a resource. |
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| An open set of technologies for integrating component on the Internet and within Microsoft applications. |
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| Advanced Research Project Agency Network |
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| (ARPANET) A computer network funded by ARPA, that served as the basis for early networking research and was the backbone during the development of the internet. |
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| The process of verifying the identity of a user who logs on to a system, or the integrity of transmitted data |
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| The highest level in the computer network hierarchy to which smaller networks typically connect. |
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| The amount of information sometimes called traffic , that can be carried on a network at one time, the total capacity of a line, Also the rate of data transfer over a network connection. Measured in bits per second. |
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| An individual computer connected to a network, Also a system or application (such as a web browser or user agent) that requests a service from another computer (the server) and is used to access files or documents. |
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| A computing paradigm in which users are able to access software and services over the internet instead of from their desktops. |
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| A field contained in two or more database tables that forms a connection between the tables |
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| A text file that contains information sent between a server and a client to help maintain state and track user activities. Can reside in memory or on a hard drive. |
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| A problem-solving model in which a task ordinarily preformed by one person is outsourced to a large group or community in order to obtain and analyze large amounts of data. |
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| A collection of data that can be sorted and searched using search algorithms |
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| An individual who is responsible for the maintenance and security of an organization's database resources and data |
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| A hyperlink that when clicked, sends a web site visitor to a page or resource that does not exist on the server. |
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| The process of converting encrypted data back to its original form. |
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| A URL that includes a path past the domain into the folder structure of a Web site. |
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| A high-speed direct internet connection that uses all-digital networks. |
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| Storage space on a computer hard disk used to temporarily store downloaded data |
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| A server that resolves domain names into IP addresses |
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DNS
A system that maps uniquely hierarchical names to specific Internet addresses |
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| A security technique designed to prevent access to information by converting it into a scrambled form of text. |
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| Reaction to particular user actions or the browser's completion of a specific task. |
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| A network that connects enterprise intranets to the global Internet. Designed to provide access to selected extranet users. |
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| A category of information in a database table |
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FTP
An internet protocol used to transfer files between computers; allows file transfer without corruption or alteration. |
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| A field in a related database table that refers to the primary key in the primary table |
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| Fully Qualified Domain Name |
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FQDN
The complete domain name of an Internet computer |
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| A node on a network that serves as a portal to other networks. |
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| A project that lacks any constraints imposed by prior development. |
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| An individual who diagnoses and resolves users technical hardware and software problems. |
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A base-16 number system that allows large numbers to be displayed by fewer characters than if the number were displayed in the regular base-10 system.
System used in IPv6 |
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| The first Web page that displays when you access a domain. |
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| A computer that other computers can use to gain information. In network architecture a host is a client or workstation. |
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| Highlighted or underlined text in a Web page that, when clicked, links the user to another location or Web page |
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| Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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HTTP
The protocol for transporting HTML documents across the Internet. |
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| The management and processing of information using computers and computer networks. |
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| Integrated Service Digital Network |
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ISDN
A communication standard for sending voice, video or data over digital telephone lines. |
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| The characteristic of some hardware and software, such as computers, games and multimedia systems, that allows them to respond differently based on a user's action. |
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| A worldwide network of interconnected networks. |
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| Internet Message Access Protocol |
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IMAP
A protocol that resides on an incoming mail server. Similar to POP but is more powerful. Allows sharing of mailboxes and multiple mail server access. The current version is IMAP$ |
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| The data transmission standard for the Internet. Every computer connected to the internet has its own IP address, which enables a packet of data to be delivered to a specific computer. |
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| Internet Service Provider |
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ISP
An organization the maintains a gateway to the Internet and rents access to customers on a per-use or subscription basis. |
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| An internal network based on TCP/IP protocol. accessible only to users within a company. |
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| An object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that is fully cross-platform functional. |
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| A database table containing foreign key fields that refer to the primary key fields from the primary tables in a many-to-many relationship. |
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| The Netscape developed scripting language that was the predecessor to Java Script |
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| Abbreviation for modulator/demodulator. an analog device that enables computes to communicate over telephone lines by translating digital data into audio/analog signals and then back into digital form. |
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| National Science Foundation |
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(NSF)
An independent agency of the US government that promotes the advancement of science and engineering. |
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| A group of two or more computers connected so they can communicate with one another. |
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| An individual who manages and maintains a network infrastructure. |
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NIC
A circuit board within a computers central processing unit that serves as the interface enabling the computer to connect to a network. |
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| Network News Transfer Protocol |
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NNTP
The internet protocol used by news servers that enables the exchange of newsgroup articles. |
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| On Usenet, a subject or other topical interest group whose members exchange ideas and opinions. Participate post and receive messages via a news server. |
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| Any entity on a network that can be managed, such as a system, repeater, router, gateway, switch or firewall. A computer on other addressable device attached to a network; a host. |
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| An element on a Web page that contains data and procedures for how that item will react when activated. On a Web page, an object is typically a multimedia presentation. |
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| Object-oriented Programming |
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OOP
Programming concept based on objects and data and how they relate to one another, instead of logic and actions: C++ and Java are OOP languages. |
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| In databases a relationship in which a record in Table A can have multiple matching records in Table B, but a record in Table B has only on matching record in Table A. |
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| In databases, a relationship in which each record in Table A can have only one matching record in Table B, and vice versa. |
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| The study of how a particular knowledge domain or system is organized. An Ontology is the product of an ontological study. |
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| An individual who installs, modifies and repairs personal computer hardware components. |
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| A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality. Allows different file formats to be viewed as part of a standard HTML document. |
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PPP
A protocol that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over a phone line. |
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| Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet |
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PPPoE
A protocol that implements PPP on top of the Ethernet architecture to connect an entire network to the internet. |
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| A small browser window that appears behind the browser window you are viewing. |
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| A small browser window that appears in front of the browser window you are viewing. |
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POP
A protocol that resides on an incoming mail server. The current version is POP3. |
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| A field containing a value that uniquely identifies each record in a database table |
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| A collection of information in a database table consisting of one or more related fields about a specific entity, such as a person, product or event. |
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| Contains multiple tables of information that are related through common fields |
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| A connection between two or more database tables that is base on a field that the tables have in common. |
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| A URL that fives an abbreviated path to a resource using the current page as a starting position. |
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| The practice of copying data from one source, such a a database, to another. |
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(RFC)
A document published by the IETF that details information about standardized Internet Protocol and those in various development stages. |
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| A server at the highest level of the Domain Name System. |
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| A device that routes packets between networks based on network-layer addresses; determines the best path across a network. Also used to connect separate LANs to form a WAN. |
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| An individual who determines the visibility of Web sites across multiple clients and search engines. |
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| The ability for a system to function well when its workload is increased or hardware is added to meet user need. |
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| Search Engine Optimization |
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The process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a Web site by structuring content to improve search engine ranking. A specific activity or internet marketing. |
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SSL
A protocol that provides authentication and encrytion used by most servers for secure exchanges over the Internet. Superseded by transport layer Security (TLS) |
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| An individual who manages the security measures used to protect electronic data. |
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| A computer in a network that manages the network resources and provides, or serves, information to clients. |
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| An individual who manages and maintains network servers. |
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| A hosting service that allows multiple entities to share portions of the same domain name. |
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| Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
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SMTP
The internet standard protcol for transferring e-mail messages from one computer to another. |
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| A definition or format that has been approved by a recognized standards organization |
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| A continuous flow of data, usually audio or video files, that assist with the uninterrupted delivery of those files into a browser. |
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| A collection of data about a limited topic, organized into rows and columns in a database |
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| The group into which a domain is categorized by common topic (Company, Education) and/or geography. |
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| Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol |
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| A suite of protocols that turns data into blocks of information call packets, which are then sent across the internet. The standard protocol used by the internet. |
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| A protocol based on SSL 3.0 that provides authentication and encryption, used by most servers for secure exchange over the Internet. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
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URI
A standardized method of referring to a resource using a text string. |
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| A text string that specifies an internet address and the method by which the address can be accessed. |
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| A collection of thousands of internet computers newsgroups, and newsgroup members using Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to exchange information. |
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| A hosting service that allow a company to host its domain name on a third-party ISP server. |
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| The Microsoft graphical user interface (GUI) programming language used for developing Windows applications. A modified version of the BASIC programming language. |
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VBScript
Scripting language from Microsoft derived from Visual Basic; used to manipulate ActiveX scripts. |
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| Web Application Developer |
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| An individual who develops primarily server-side Web applications |
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| An individual who creates the overview plan of a web site's development. |
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| A software application that enables users to access and view Web pages on the internet. |
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| A data format for delivering Web content that is updated frequently. |
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| An individual who develops and implements plans to exploit the internet for marketing an sales opportunity. |
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| An HTML document containing one or more elements ( text, images, hyperlinks) that can be linked to or from other HTML pages. |
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| A World Wide Web server and its content; includes multiple Web pages. |
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| An individual who is responsible for the organization and appearance of a web site. |
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| An individual who manages a web development team. |
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| An individual who analyzes statistics to determine the site's effectiveness. |
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| An audio and or video Web event that is distributed over the Internet. |
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| An interactive Web-based seminar or training session. |
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| What are the four factors that determine the design of a relational database |
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- Purpose
- Number of tables
- Field needed
- Fields common to more than one table |
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| What is the most common type or table relationship? |
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AP
A device that enables wireless systems to communicate with each other, provided that they are on the same network. |
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| A tool that assists users of an application in creating documents based on styles and templates. Also a tool that guides users seep-by-step through a software installation process. |
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(WWW)
A set of software programs that enables users to access resources on the internet via hypertext documents |
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| many-to-many Relationship |
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| In databases a relationshp in which one record in Table A can relate to many matching records in Table B, and vice versa. |
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| what are the 3 types or relationships between database tables |
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- One-to-one
- One-to-many
- Many-to-many |
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| Collectively the variations of Digital Subscriber Line(DSL) which include ADSL, RADSL and HDSL. |
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